EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Shaun White Heading To Olympics To "Hang"

Posted on Feb 10, 2010 @ 11:23AM

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RadarOnline.com caught up with snowboarder Shaun White at LAX Airport en route to Vancouver Wednesday, and he told us exclusively he was "very excited" as he heads to the Winter Olympics.

"Am I excited? Very excited," White, with his guitar in hand, told RadarOnline.com's Allison Swan.

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The 23-year-old snowboarder said he's a man in demand these days.

"People won't stop calling me -- they're like, 'We're going to the Olympics too, you should come hang!'" he said.

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White said he's accompanied by his inner circle of "family, friends [and] ... even the dog," who will all be up north hoping to see the red-headed Colorado native shine in the snow.

The Winter Olympics in Vancouver begin Friday.

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